1. The Thermometer suitable to measure 2000°C temperature is—
[A] total radiation thermometer
[B] gas thermometer
[C] mercury thermometer
[D] vapour pressure thermometer
2. The gas used for artificial ripening of green fruit is—
[A] ethane
[B] ethylene
[C] carbon dioxide
[D] oxytocin
3. In which of the following districts India’s largest mica belt is found ?
[A] Balaghat and Chhindwara
[B] Udaipur, Ajmer and Alwar
[C] Hazaribagh, Gaya and Monghyr
[D] Salem and Dharmapuri
4. Silent valley is situated in—
[A] Uttarakhand
[B] Arunachal
[C] Kerala
[D] Jammu and Kashmir
6. Which one of the following organizations is not related to science and
technology ?
[A] DST
[B] CSIR
[C] ICSSR
[D] DAE
7. The name of the ICBM developed by India with a strike range of more than 2000 km
is—
[A] Prithvi
[B] Trishul
[C] Akash
[D] Agni-II
8. Geneco technology is—
[A] A defence system for prevention from AIDS
[B] A method for the development of species for food crops
[C] A techniques for pre-information regarding genetic diseases
[D] A technique for prevention of cataract
10. The percentage of nuclear enery in India’s total energy generation is—
[A] 60%
[B] 27%
[C] 10%
[D] 2%
11. ‘Satish Dhawan Space Centre’ is located at—
[A] Vishakhapatnam
[B] Goa
[C] Shri Hari Kota
[D] Chennai
12. Which one of the following scientists has carried out researches both in the
field of biology and physics ?
[A] Jagdish Chandra Bose
[B] Har Govind Khorana
[C] C. V. Raman
[D] Homi J. Bhabha
13. Which one of the following is a bacterial disease ?
[A] Herpes
[B] Polio
[C] Pox
[D] Tetanus
14. An Offshore Patrol Vessel was inducted into Coast Guard in March 2010. It is
named—
[A] Eagle
[B] Vishwast
[C] Jatayu
[D] Aashwast
15. To insulate the country from disruptions in supply of crude oil, India has
eastablished ‘India Strategic Petroleum Reserves Ltd.’ It will construct underground storages at three places. Identify the place which has not been selected
for the purpose.
[A] Vishakhapatnam
[B] Manglore
[C] Padur
[D] Ankaleshwar
16. Presidents of USA and Russia recently signed a historic treaty committing
their respective country to drastically reduce arms. It was signed on—
[A] 15 January, 2010
[B] 18 May, 2009
[C] 08 April, 2010
[D] 12 February, 2010
17. Russia has agreed recently to construct how many units of nuclear Reactor at
Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu ?
[A] 2
[B] 4
[C] 5
[D] 6
18. Who of the following has been appointed as Chairman of Mumbai Stock Exchange
in March, 2010 ?
[A] Prof. Rakesh Mohan
[B] Prof. Bhagawati
[C] S. Ram Dorai
[D] Prof. Manoranjan Misra
19. Who of the following is the fourth woman Judge appointed in the Supreme
Court in India in April, 2010 ?
[A] Justice Fatima Beevi
[B] Justice Sujata Manohar
[C] Justice Gyan Sudha Misra
[D] Justice Ruma Pal
20. A World Expo 2010 as a grand event to showcase the best achievements of human
civilisation has been opened on May 1, 2010. Where was this expo opened ?
[A] In Shanghai
[B] In Shanghai
[C] In Tokyo
[D] In Moscow
21. Air Force Exercise Garuda-2010 was held by India jointly with which of the
following countries ?
[A] France and Singapore
[B] Australia and France
[C] Singapore and Australia
[D] None of These
22. Which one of the following states bagged the ‘National Rural Health Mission
Award’ of the Government of India in April, 2010 ?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Orissa
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Rajasthan
23. Who of the following has been included in the ‘Hall of Fame’ by I.C.C. in
March, 2010 ?
[A] Sachin Tendulkar
[B] Kapil Dev
[C] Anil Kumble
[D] Sunil Gavaskar
24. Who said, ‘Imperialism’ is dead as ‘dodo’ ?
[A] Ramje Macdonald
[B] Clement Attlee
[C] Lord Wavell
[D] Winston Churchill
25. The annual session of Muslim League in the year 1970 was held at—
[A] Dacca
[B] Karachi
[C] Lucknow
[D] Aligarh
26. The Indian National Congress had launched the Non Co-operation Movement in the
year—
[A] 1918 A.D.
[B] 1919 A.D.
[C] 19120 A.D.
[D] 1921 A.D.
27. Who amongst the following made regular broadcast on Congress Radio operated
during Quit India Movement ?
[A] Sucheta Kriplani
[B] Subhas Chandra Bose
[C] Jaya Prakash Narayan
[D] Ram Manohar Lohia
28. Which of the following newspapers advocated revolutionary terrorism during
the period of Indian freedom struggle ?
1. Sandhya
2. Yugantar
3. Kaal
Choose the correct answer from the code given below :
Codes :
[A]1, 2
[B] 1, 3
[C] 2, 3
[D] 1, 2, 3
29. 29. The movement in India which became popular during the first World War
was the—
[A] Swadeshi and Boycott Movement
[B] Separatist Movement
[C] Home Rule Movement
[D] Swarajist Party Movement
30. Arrange the following events in chronological order and choose the correct
answer using the code given below :
1. Jallianwalabagh Massacre
2. Chaurichaura Episode
3. Champaran Movement
4. Moplah Rebellion
[A] 1, 2, 3, 4
[B] 2, 1, 3, 4
[C] 3, 1, 4, 2
[D] 3, 1, 2, 4
31.
A B
(a) Abul Kalam Azad
1. Bombay Chronicle
(b) Pherozeshah Mehta
2. Al-Hilal
(c) Annie Besant
3. Young India
(d) Mahatma Gandhi
4. New India
[A] a-2 , b- , c- , d-
[B] a-1 , b- , c- , d-
[C] a-2 , b- , c- , d-
[D]a-3 , b- , c- , d-
32. Who of the following was the President of Indian National Congress for
consecutive six years ?
[A] Jawahar Lal Nehru
[B] Dadabhai Naoroji
[C] Abul Kalam Azad
[D] Gopal Krishna Gokhale
33. Who of the following had started the Khilafat Movement ? Choose the answer from
the code given below :
1. Shaukat Ali
2. Mohammad Ali
3. Shariatullah
4. Abul Kalam Azad
Codes :
[A] 1 and 2
[B] 1, 3 and 4
[C] 1, 2 and 4
[D] 1, 2, 3 and 4
35. In the Interim Government (1946) who held the Railways Portfolio ?
[A] Baldev Singh
[B] T. T. Chudrigar
[C] Asaf Ali
[D] Abdul Rab Nishtar
36. The Province where Indian National Congress did not form ministry after the
General election of 1937 was—
[A] Orissa
[B] Bihar
[C] Madras
[D] Bengal
37. The transfer of capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi was effected
during the period of—
[A] Lord Minto
[B] Lord Hardinge
[C] Lord Chelmsford
[D] Lord Reading
38. Who was the leader of the Swadeshi Movement in Madras ?
[A] Srinivas Sastri
[B] Rajagopalachari
[C] Chidambaram Pillai
[D] Chintamani
39. Which one of the following statements is not correct about Dadabhai Naoroji ?
[A] He wrote a book ‘Poverty and Un-British rule in India’
[B] He worked as a professor of Gujarati in the University College,
London
[C] He laid the foundation of woman’s education in Bombay
[D] He was elected as a member of British Parliament on the ticket of the
Conservative Party
40. Which one of the following was directly related to the Poona Pact of 1932 ?
[A] Indian women
[B] Indian labour class
[C] Indian farmers
[D] Indian depressed class
41. Subhas Chandra Bose had founded ‘Forward Bloc’ in the year—
[A] 1936 A.D.
[B] 1937 A.D.
[C] 1938 A.D.
[D] 1939 A.D.
42. The Gujarra minor rock edict, in which the name of Ashoka is mentioned, is
located in—
[A] Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh
[B] Datia district of Madhya Pradesh
[C] Jaipur district of Rajasthan
[D] Champaran district of Bihar
43. Choose the correct pair from the following—
[A] Khajuraho — Chandellas
[B] Ellora caves — Saka
[C] Mahabalipuram — Rashtrakutas
[D] Meenakshi Temple — Pallavas
44. Which of the following sites has yielded skeleton of dog along with human
skeleton in burial ?
[A] Brahmagiri
[B] Burzahom
[C] Chirand
[D] Maski
45. Which of the following Ashokan inscriptions is devoted to the principle of
religious tolerance completely ?
[A] Rock edict XII
[B] Rock edict XIII
[C] Pillar inscription VII
[D] Bhabru minor rock edict
46. The earliest evidence of agriculture in Indian sub-continent comes from—
[A] Koldihwa
[B] Lahuradeva
[C] Mehargarh
[D] Tokwa
47. Which of the following mentions about the meeting of Sandrokottas
(Chandragupta Maurya) with Alexander, the Great ?
[A] Pliny
[B] Justin
[C] starbo
[D] Megasthenese
48. Who among the following was given the title of ‘Shaikh-ul-Hind’ ?
[A] Baba Fariduddin
[B] Khwaja Qutbuddin Bakhtiyar Kaki
[C] Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti
[D] Shaikh Salim Chishti
49. Which Sultan of Delhi assumed the title of Alexander the Great ?
[A] Balban
[B] Alauddin Khalji
[C] Mahammad Bin Tughlaq
[D] Sikandar Lodi
50. Which one of the following is correctly matched ?
[A] Kakatiya - Devagiri
[B] Hoyasala - Dwarsamudra
[C] Yadav - Warangal
[D] Pandya - Madura
51. Who of the following introduced silver coin called ‘tanka’ ?
[A] Alauddin Khilji
[B] Qutub-ud-din Aibak
[C] Iltutmish
[D] Balbon
52. From the following names identify the one who was not the brother of Humayun.
[A] Kamran
[B] Usman
[C] Askari
[D] Hindal
53. ‘Permanent Settlement’ was introduced during the tenure of—
[A] Warren Hastings
[B] Lord Cornwallis
[C] Sir John Shore
[D] Lord Wellesley
54. In whose reign was the ‘Treaty of Chittor’ signed between Mughal and the Rana
of Mewar ?
[A] Akbar
[B] Jahangir
[C] Shahjahan
[D] Aurangzeb
55. Which medieval Indian ruler prior to Akbar has been referred to as the ‘Akbar
of Kashmir’ ?
[A] Ibrahim Shah Sharqi
[B] Sultan Sikandar
[C] Zainul Abedin
[D] Mahmud Gawan
56. The Bengali leader who opposed socio-religious reforms and support orthodoxy
was—
[A] Radhakant Deb
[B] Nemisadhan Bose
[C] Hemchandra Biswas
[D] emchandra De
57. Varindra Ghosh was associated with—
[A] Anushilan Samiti
[B] Sadhava Samaj
[C] Abhinava Bharat
[D] Swadesh Bandhav Samiti
58. Who was the first Sultan of Delhi to have levied ‘Haqq-i-Sharab’ or irrigation
tax ?
[A] Alauddin Khalji
[B] Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq
[C] Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
[D] Firoz Tughlaq
59 Which Sultan of Delhi had established a separate agriculture department
and had planned the ‘rotation of crops’ ?
[A] Iltutmish
[B] Balban
[C] Alauddin Khalji
[D] Mohammad Bin Tughlaq
60. Which region of the world, would you associate with ‘Bushmen’ ?
[A] East Africa
[B] Sahara Desert
[C] New Zealand
[D] kalahari
61. As per world statistics 2008, what approximate percentage of world population
lives in Asia ?
[A] 61%
[B] 63%
[C] 65%
[D] 66%
62. The State having highest scheduled caste population in India is—
[A] Rajasthan
[B] Maharashtra
[C] Madhya Pradesh
[D] Uttar Pradesh
63. Ujjain is situated at the bank of—
[A] Chambal river
[B] Kschipra rive
[C] Godavari river
[D] Narmada river
64. Bagalihar Project lies on the—
[A] Jhelum river
[B] Ravi river
[C] Chenab river
[D] Indus river
66. Which one of the following is a cold current of the South Atlantic Ocean ?
[A] Canary Current
[B] Benguela Current
[C] Agulhas Current
[D] Brazil Current
67. Identify the only tributary of River Ganges which rises in the plains—
[A] son
[B] Sharda or Saryu
[C] Gomti
[D] Ram Ganga
68. Uttar Pradesh holds the first place in India in the production of—
[A] Rice and wheat
[B] Wheat and sugarcane
[C] Rice and Sugarcane
[D] Wheat and pulses
69. Which one of the following is the tertiary activity ?
[A] Forestry
[B] Manufacturing
[C] Farming
[D] Marketing
71. The distance of Moon from the Earth is—
[A] 300 thousand kms
[B] 364 thousand kms
[C] 384 thousand kms
[D] 453 thousand kms
72. Japan is one of the leading industrial countries of the world because—
[A] It has ample mineral resources
[B] It has ample bio-energy resources
[C] Industrial revolution was initiated
[D] It has high technological capacity
73. The planet which is called twin sister of earth is—
[A] Mercury
[B] Venus
[C] Mars
[D] Pluto
74. The deepest trenches of the ocean are found in—
[A] Indian Ocean
[B] Pacific Ocean
[C] Arctic Ocean
[D] Atlantic Ocean
75. The deepest lake of the World is—
[A] Pushkar lake in Rajasthan
[B] Lake superior in America
[C] Victoria lake in Africa
[D] Baikal lake in Russia
76. The Fundamental Duties of a citizen do not include duty—
[A] to protect and improve the natural environment
[B] to cherish and follow the noble ideals which inspired our national
struggle for freedom
[C] to strive towards abolition of untouchability
[D] to develop scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of enquiry and
reform
77. Education which was initially a state subject was transferred to the
Concurrent list by the—
[A] 24th Amendment
[B] 25th Amendment
[C] 42nd Amendment
[D] 44th Amendment
78. The Constitution is silent in the Directive Principles of State Policy
about—
[A] adult education
[B] living wages for workers
[C] free legal aid to the poor
[D] Primary education to children till they complete the age of 6 years
79. The Drafting Committee of the Constituent Assembly under Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
had how many other members ?
[A] 4
[B] 5
[C] 6
[D] 7
80. The distribution of legislative power between the centre and the states in the
Constitution is given in—
[A] Sixth schedule
[B] Seventh schedule
[C] Eighth schedule
[D] Ninth schedule
81. The number of High Court of Judicature in India is—
[A] Twenty
[B] Twenty One
[C] Twenty Two
[D] Twenty Three
82. Which one of the following states does not have a bicameral legislature ?
[A] Uttar Pradesh
[B] Madhya Pradesh
[C] Bihar
[D] Karnataka
83. The cardinal features of political system in India are—
1. It is a democratic republic.
2. It has a Parliamentary form of government.
3. The supreme power vests in people of India.
4. It provide for a unified authority
Select the correct answer from the codes given below :
Codes :
[A] 1 and 2
[B] 1, 2 and 3
[C] 2, 3,and 4
[D] All the four
84. The basis of determining dearness allowances to employees of India is—
[A] National Income
[B] Consumer Price Index
[C] Standard of Living
[D] Per Capita Income
85. Narsinham Committee related to—
[A] Higher education reforms
[B] Tax structure reforms
[C] Banking structure reforms
[D] Planning implementation reforms
86. Note issuing department of Reserve Bank of India should always possess the
minimum gold stock worth—
[A] Rs. 85 crore
[B] Rs. 115 crore
[C] Rs. 120 crore
[D] None of These
87. ‘Smart Money’ is a term used for—
[A] Internet Banking
[B] Credit Card
[C] Saving Account in the Bank
[D] current Account in the Bank
88. The aim of differentiated Interest scheme was to provide concessional loans to—
[A] Weaker Section of Society
[B] Big Exporters
[C] Public Sector Industries
[D] Public Limited Companies
89. The first Industry to develop in India was the—
[A] Cottage industry
[B] Cement industry
[C] Iron and steel industry
[D] Engineering industry
90. Which one of the following states was having the highest Human Development
Index in the year 2001 ?
[A] Assam
[B] Kerala
[C] Uttar Pradesh
[D] Madhya Pradesh
91. In which one of the following Countries High Yield variety seed were
developed for the first time ?
[A] Argentina
[B] Mexico
[C] China
[D] India
92. Which one of the following per capita daily calorie intake has been recommended
for determining the poverty line in rural areas in India ?
[A] 2200
[B] 2400
[C] 2500
[D] 2600
93. In India which agency is entrusted with the collection of data of capital
formation ?
[A] RBI and Central Statistical Organisation
[B] RBI and SBI
[C] RBI and all other Commercial Banks
[D] Central Statistical Organisation and National Sample Survey
94. Which one of the following duration is related to XI Five Year Plan in India
?
[A] 2005-10
[B] 2006-11
[C] 2007-12
[D] 2008-13
95. Open market operations of RBI refer to—
[A] buying and selling of shares
[B] auctioning of foreign exchange
[C] trading in securities
[D] transactions in gold
96. Which of the following is the smallest bone in the human body ?
[A] Vomer
[B] Stapes
[C] Malleus
[D] Incus
97. Which of the following is fish ?
[A] Sea cucumber
[B] Sea lion
[C] Sea horse
[D] Sea cow
98. The yellow colour of human urine is due to a pigment called—
[A] Cytochrome
[B] Urochrome
[C] Haemochrome
[D] Phenolichrome
99. The branch of study dealing with old age and aging is called—
[A] Oncology
[B] Gerentology
[C] Teratology
[D] Ornithology
100. Emphysaema is a disease caused by environmental pollution in which the
affected organ of the body is—
[A] liver
[B] kindey
[C] brains
[D] lungs >
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